The happy little days of the Ye family

Ye Mu blanch the cleaned pig's trotters and pig offal together, clean them and set them aside.

After cleaning the iron pot, add lard and sauté the onions, ginger and garlic over high heat, then add various aniseed and stir-fry until fragrant.

After the aniseed is fragrant, add the pig's trotters and water and stir-fry continuously to release the fat, then add water and start stewing.

Mother Ye put a large piece of hard wood on the stove and saw Mrs. Ye walking over with a basket full of pheasants and rabbits.

Mother Ye hurried over to help carry the things, "Where did so many pheasants and hares come from?"

Old Mrs. Ye said with a smile: "Shanzi sent it here. He said he wanted to have dinner at our house. The meat will be considered as payment. I agreed. Shanzi will send food later."

"Then there's no need to send so many pheasants and hares." Mother Ye was a little embarrassed, taking advantage of others.

"The father and son are interested in your good cooking skills. Besides, it's not easy to cook in the kitchen on a hot day. You can't work in vain."

Old Mrs. Ye lowered her voice again and said, "Jing Xiaojie can not only collect herbs, prepare medicinal materials, but also hunt. He is so down-to-earth and steady at a young age. I like him very much. Qingqing has a lively temperament, and the two of them complement each other perfectly when they are still and when they move. "

"Now that the father and son are here to work together, it's just enough time for the two of them to get in touch. If they can get along, we can make a decision as soon as possible."

The two of them have known each other since childhood, they are childhood sweethearts, how wonderful it is.

Tangshan is lively and cheerful, Jing Xiaozi is calm and down-to-earth, and there is no pressure from mother-in-law or sister-in-law. The two families are close to each other, so they are not afraid of being bullied.

Ye Qingqing had been pampered and pampered since she was a child. If she married into someone else's family, she might not be able to meet such a good mother-in-law as Mrs. Ye.

Ye's mother also thinks that the Tang family is good. Tang Shan and his wife grew up together. If she marries into the Tang family, she will not treat her daughter badly.

Even now that the two are still young, they haven't settled down yet, for fear that the father and son will come over to have dinner together and ruin the daughter's reputation.

Mother Ye said with some worry: "When father and son come over for dinner, will the people in the village gossip?"

"Shanzi and Fengshou grew up together. Now there are only father and son left in the Tang family. It is normal for them to eat together. If anyone dares to talk nonsense, I will slap her in the mouth."

Old Mrs. Ye has a fierce temper and was a good fighter when she was young. Anyone who dares to talk nonsense will have to wait and see whether the old lady slaps him or not.

"Besides, it's not like we get along in private, it's just two families having dinner together, and the two children are not very old."

Only then did Mother Ye feel relieved, and she and Mrs. Ye quickly packed up the pheasants and rabbits and salted them to make cured chicken and cured rabbits.

I bought too much pork trotters and pork trotters today. I can eat them for two or three days by hanging them in a well. I can keep the pheasants and rabbits to eat slowly.

During this period, Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing came to deliver food and a pot of prepared snake meat.

Mother Ye is afraid of snakes, but she is not afraid of snakes that have been handled well, and she eats deliciously at night.

In the evening, there was braised pork and snake meat, and the big bones were hung in the well by Ye Mu in a basket to be eaten tomorrow.

The braised pork in the pot became more and more fragrant as it cooked. Tangshan and Tang Xiaojing were so greedy smelling the fragrant braised pork that they came to Ye's house early.

Rice is cooking in the pot, while Ye Mu is cutting braised pork in the kitchen.

Siblings Ye Qingqing and Ye Xilin squatted at the door of the kitchen, pitifully waiting for Mother Ye to feed them.

Not long after, Ye Donglin and Tang Xiaojing also came over. The two were older and embarrassed to squat at the door and stood outside the kitchen, chatting and looking into the kitchen from time to time.

Mother Ye looked at the pitiful people, took a few pairs of chopsticks, put out a small bowl of braised pork, and called the four children over.

Mother Ye said with a crooked smile, "I'll give you a taste."

Several people took the chopsticks, one by one, and quickly finished the small bowl of braised pork.

"Mom, your cooking is getting better and better, it's so delicious."

“It’s so delicious, the taste is just right.”

"It's delicious. Aunt Ye's cooking is really good. It's better than the braised pork in the county."

Ye Xilin looked at the door, "Why aren't dad and grandpa coming back?"

Tangshan brought a small pot of wine from home, and he, Mr. Ye and Father Ye were bragging while drinking wine and eating braised pork. This was a happy life.

Tang Xiaojing also mingled with the children of the Ye family, dancing and talking about today's hunting in the mountains.

Old Mrs. Ye: "Shanzi, the beans in the valley have been planted now, and there is nothing to be busy with during the slack period. I see that you still have a carriage at home. You can try using the carriage to attract customers in the county or town to earn some pocket money. ah."

Tangshan said angrily: "Auntie, you have a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"

Tangshan decided to return to the village because he was lame in one leg, could not find a job in the county to support his family, and his son was still young, so he did not want to have nothing to do.

If they had thought earlier that they could make money by soliciting customers with a horse-drawn carriage, the father and son would not have returned to the village to farm. Fortunately, the father and son were quite satisfied with their life in Taohua Village.

Tang Xiaojing, who was opposite, suddenly said: "Dad, didn't you agree to replace the carriage with two ox-carts before? We will go to the county tomorrow to sell the carriage and buy two ox-carts."

Tang Xiaojing has already allocated the ox carts, "We each have an ox cart. Dad, you can drive the ox cart to the county or town to solicit customers. I will go to Stone Mountain to collect herbs, catch pheasants and rabbits by the way, and come back to hunt for teeth." "

Tangshan ate the braised pork and said happily: "Okay, the beans are planted anyway, so there's nothing much going on recently."

Father Ye heard that the two were going to the county to buy an ox cart tomorrow, and thought that the family still lacked a donkey cart.

Father Ye looked at Tangshan, "Dong Lin goes to the pier to set up a stall every day. It's not convenient to have only one donkey cart at home. I want to add another donkey cart. Take me with you when you go to the county tomorrow."

"Okay, I used to choose the horses for the escort agency. I know the place where livestock is sold. I will definitely pick a strong donkey for you tomorrow."

Father Ye filled Tangshan's wine glass and said cheerfully: "Good brother."

Because they were thinking about going to the county tomorrow to buy an ox cart or a donkey cart, the three of them didn't dare to drink more. Tangshan drank until he was tipsy and took Tang Xiaojing back.

Early the next morning, the Tang family's father and son took Father Ye to a place specializing in selling livestock. Not only could you buy cattle and donkeys, but also many horses of good quality.

Tangshan helped the escort agency buy a lot of horses here before. Although he is no longer in the escort agency, the boss is still very enthusiastic when he sees Tangshan.

Tangshan sold the carriage. The carriage and the horse were sold for a total of 37 taels of silver.

Tangshan helped Ye's father choose a female donkey that had just grown up. This donkey had smooth skin and flesh, and it was obvious at first glance that it was well-raised.

Father Ye is satisfied with this female donkey. He already has a male donkey at home. If he buys another female donkey, maybe he can have a calf next year.

Tangshan also helped his family select a pair of newly grown bulls and cows.

After some haggling, Father Ye finally bought the donkey for 9 taels, 500 Wen. Tangshan also spent 35 taels to buy two cows.